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Chapter 487 Atletico Madrid's Attack

Atletico Madrid, who had difficulty playing the ball in the backcourt, could only make a long pass to Costa in the front end under the pressure of Real Madrid.

Although this is one of their commonly used offensive routines, it is difficult for Costa to stop the ball comfortably when passing the ball with insufficient preparation.

Simeone put his hands over his mouth, wide into a trumpet, and told Cork to drop back between the central defenders and organize the pass.

On the other side, Vitolo retreated to the midfield and gave way to the two full-backs to advance.

The midfield gathered three Atletico Madrid players, suppressing Real Madrid's midfield.

With single midfielder Casemiro, the pressure suddenly doubled.

He not only has to intercept Atletico Madrid's forward pass, but also to mark Felix who retreats to respond at any time.

Although only 20 years old, the Portuguese teenager has shown extraordinary talent.

There was also a difficult Costa as a cover, and Felix's retreat made Real Madrid's defense very uncomfortable.

Once he inserts the space behind the full-back diagonally, he can give his teammates more freedom to play on the wing.

Or pull out the central defender to create space for teammates in the center to receive the ball.

Under his activeness, Atletico Madrid began to get some offensive opportunities on the wing, threatening Real Madrid's goal.

The comeback of Nacho, the jack-of-all-trades in the backcourt, solved Real Madrid's defensive problems in the back line.

The initiative of the game is still in the hands of Real Madrid.

Felix, in order to prove himself, frequently asked for the ball in the ribs, trying to tear through Real Madrid's defense.

Right now Simeone has not found a more effective way to attack, so he can only let him try first.

Atletico Madrid started short pass penetration.

As mentioned before, Atletico Madrid players are well-balanced in various abilities, but they can play both sides, and they can also play tacit pass coordination, not just rude damage and brutal defense.

The short pass penetration is to give the ball to Felix's feet and give full play to his characteristics.

In the 28th minute, Atletico Madrid invested boldly in the attack. Cork was liberated from the backcourt and served as a winger. He formed a passing cooperation with central midfielder Saul and sent the ball to the ribs.

After Felix got the ball, he was defended by Ramos. First, he pretended to cut inside. After mobilizing the defensive center of gravity, he suddenly moved the ball straight ahead and attacked Real Madrid's penalty area.

How could the Real Madrid captain be so easily swayed away? The moment Ramos turned around to chase back, he was always ready to tackle, trying to intercept the opponent's breakthrough at the first hit, and not giving him a chance to speed up.

Felix, who thought he would sway the defense, suddenly felt a huge force coming from his side, and his body lost his balance instantly, spinning around, and fell on the turf amidst the exclamation of the home fans.

Ramos used a clean tackle to make this future star with unlimited potential speechless.

Nacho came to control the ball. At this time, Atletico Madrid's formation was in a fault stage.

Atletico Madrid players are hesitating, should they press forward to steal, or retreat with all their strength?
Nacho seized this brief moment and passed the ball to Valverde in the center circle.

At this time, the players of Atletico Madrid reacted. The midfielder Saul stepped forward to fight for the first time and knocked Valverde to the ground.

drop!
yellow card!

The referee rushed forward, decisively drew out cards, and suppressed the emotions that were about to erupt on both sides.

One step later, I'm afraid it won't be a problem that a yellow card can solve.

Saul didn't explain much, because if it weren't for his foul, Real Madrid would most likely use this counterattack to threaten the goal.

Simeone kept clapping his hands off the field, applauding Saul's defensive tactics.

At the same time, he kept waving to the auditorium, signaling that the fans' cheers should be more passionate.

Since the Real Madrid captain cannot be forced to break through, Atletico Madrid wants to use their cooperation to tear apart the line of defense.

A few minutes later, Atletico Madrid's attack struck again.

After receiving a pass from his teammate, Felix controlled the ball in the ribs and looked for the cooperation of his teammates.

Diego Costa presses the penalty area in the middle, which is a good contact point.

But Casemiro is wandering in the passing lane, ready to intercept at any time.

Felix had no choice but to pass to Trippier, the full-back who plugged in.

[Through plug, strike! 】

[Trippier made a pass! 】

[Diego Costa header! 】

[Oh, it's dangerous! 】

[It's just a little bit worse! 】

[Atletico Madrid's header hit the post and went out of the baseline! 】

Costa, who rolled on the ground, protested to the referee that Ramos pushed behind and asked for a penalty.

Jose Gonzalez thought it was a reasonable fight and gave Real Madrid the ball.

From this attack, Zidane also saw the threat Felix brought to the team in the ribs, and quickly ordered Casemiro to protect the rib space at any time.

In this game, Casemiro, who acts as a single defensive midfielder, shoulders the heavy responsibility of the team's defense and hardly participates in any offense.

Under his tireless running, he kept checking for deficiencies and making up for deficiencies.

Only when the waist is hard can the offense have strength.

Zidane's arrangement for this game can also be described as meticulous.

Valverde overwhelmed James and Odegaard in the starting lineup, just to strengthen the confrontation and vitality of the midfield.

The Uruguayan teenager is also a mid-range player who can fight against Atletico Madrid without falling behind.

Although there is still some frizz, these can gradually become calmer and more mature after accumulating competition experience.

Zidane is very optimistic about him and believes that he will become the core midfielder of Real Madrid in the next ten years.

After trying a few side attacks, Real Madrid has gradually become familiar with the opponent's hand, and it is more convenient to defend.

Simeone shouted into the stadium again, waving his right hand continuously, giving instructions.

Soon, Atletico Madrid's offensive came again.

Still Felix, he got the ball on the wing and tried to get into the penalty area from the baseline.

But Nacho's defense was impeccable, preventing him from going deep into the penalty area.

At this time, Cork stepped forward to respond, adjusted a step after getting the ball, and then made a diagonal pass to the weak side.

Atletico Madrid's other full-back Renan Lodi, after stopping the ball near the sideline, looked in front of the goal and kicked a cross.

Diego Costa once again got rid of Varane's entanglement, inserted into the penalty area from the forward point, and scored with a header.

This time, he headed towards the bottom corner of the goal, and the angle was extremely tricky.

Courtois quickly fell to the ground, stretched his arms, and poked the ball out of the baseline with his fingertips.

corner kick!

Atletico Madrid's offense once again poses a threat.

Zidane finally couldn't sit still.

The opponent's tactical execution and tenacious fighting spirit are far beyond the average team.

Once the score is bitten by them, the second half of the game will be even more difficult to play.

Cork took the corner kick, and Atletico Madrid's high points were all within the Real Madrid penalty area.

Real Madrid players are actually not good at defending corner kicks and set kicks.

Even with the two high points of Ramos and Varane, they often miss people in key places.

Sure enough, the ball passed to the back point, Savage took off high and headed the ball towards the middle.

Not only did the Real Madrid players take off in the middle, but no one was strictly marking Savage at the back.

Fortunately, Courtois reacted quickly. When the opponent headed the ball to the middle, he threw out both fists and hit the ball out of the penalty area.

But the second penalty kick on the outside was still caught by the Atletico Madrid team.

Felix volleyed the ball directly, the ball drew a sharp arc, hit the net above the goal, and bounced off the baseline.

With Diego Costa being strictly guarded, as the only shining point in Atletico Madrid's offense, Felix frequently created murderous intentions in the frontcourt, but he always lacked the level of a top forward.

The Portuguese teenager, who was given high hopes, was given more offensive resources.

Three minutes later, it was Felix again. After an inward cut, the shot was not completely accurate and missed the far post.

The delay in breaking through the goal of the rivals in the same city made Atletico Madrid players start to get impatient and play more extensively.

Fortunately, there is not much time until the end of the first half of the game. After several rounds of boring mutual attacks, the two sides entered the intermission.

(End of this chapter)